Which Townships Have The Highest, Lowest Average Property Tax Bills?

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles on Kane County Connects regarding the 2017 property tax bill payable in 2018. Tax bills will be available on the Kane County Treasurer’s Office website starting April 30 and sent out to Kane County residents, starting May 4, 2018. The next article will look at where the property tax money comes from and where it goes.

Sugar Grove Township has the highest average tax bill for a home valued at $250,000, according to statistics released last week by the Kane County Treasurer’s Office.

A Sugar Grove Township resident with a $250,000 home will pony up, on average, $8,237 in 2017 property taxes payable in 2018.

The lowest average tax bill this year is in Campton Township, where a resident with a $250,000 home will pay an average of $6,872.

It’s important to note that each resident’s actual tax bill may vary significantly from estimates given in the chart. For specific information on tax rates, contact the Kane County Clerk’s Tax Extension Office at 630-232-5964. For specific information on exemptions, contact the Kane County Supervisor of Assessments Office at 630-208-3818.

The good news is that virtually every township’s “average tax bill” total is lower than it was a year ago.

Last year’s highest average for a $250,000 home was $8,634 in Plato Township — almost $600 higher than Plato Township’s average this year. Plato dropped to No. 5 this year.

Geneva Township’s average was the lowest in the 2016 tax bills paid in 2017, at $7,298. But this year Geneva was just the third lowest — even though the average property tax bill in Geneva Township went down more than $120, to $7,176.

Some of the changes might have been due to increases in the state of Illinois tax funding and a new school-funding formula that were put in place this year. Illinois residents are paying more in income taxes this year, as the tax rate increased in July 2017 to 4.95 percent from 3.75 percent.

Why Do Average Bills Differ By Township?

Mostly it has to do with which taxing districts fall within each township. Since school districts take the biggest chunk of property tax revenues — an average of about 68.6 percent — that’s the unit of government that’s going to have the most impact on bringing your property-tax bill up or down.

Township Ranking

From highest to lowest — average tax bill for $250,000 home

Sugar Grove Township — $8,237

Elgin Township — $8,201

Aurora Township — $8,084

Virgil Township — $8,080

Plato Township — $8,045

Dundee Township — $7,983

Kaneville Township — $7,954

Burlington Township — $7,948

Blackberry Township — $7,819

Big Rock Township — $7,550

Batavia Township — $7,540

Rutland Township — $7,494

Hampshire Township — $7,367

Geneva Township — $7,176

St. Charles Township — $6,817

Campton Township — $6,782

Estimate of Average Property Tax Bill By Township

Arranged in alphabetical order and by home value. (See chart below.)

This chart is provided to give homebuyers an estimate of what a tax bill amount might be in different geographic locations within the county (based on 2017, payable 2018, data with homestead exemption). Please note actual tax bill may vary significantly from estimates given here.

For specific information on tax rates, contact the Kane County Clerk’s Tax Extension Office at 630-232-5964. For specific information on exemptions, contact the Kane County Supervisor of Assessments Office at 630-208-3818.